pray for brother jackson of the governing body!.
in todays news from australia it appears that, despite his previous declination to appear when invited, justice mcclellan from the australian royal commission on child sex abuse will officially summon brother geoffrey jackson to the stand after all.. ..... the commission was due to conclude its hearings into the jehovahs witnesses on wednesday but justice mcclellan said he will now call geoffrey jackson, a senior member of the churchs governing body in new york who is currently in australia, to appear next week.. .
source.
I hope it happens, then feel a sick feeling that GJackson, GB member, will find some way out of it. Most people have been of the opinion that this will not happen.
Even if it causes a problem for the Congregations, he needs to take the stand and provide an answer. He should not hide, and refuse to answer. Period.
threads that are a "hot topic" should have the option of being pinned by a moderator.
those who are interested, can suggest to a moderator that the subject be pinned.
if a "hot topic" is not pinned, it is lost within a few hours.. most will go to page 1 or 2 (not many more pages) to see the latest topics.. is having a subject pinned an option for this database?.
Threads that are a "hot topic" should have the option of being pinned by a moderator. Those who are interested, can suggest to a moderator that the subject be pinned. If a "hot topic" is not pinned, it is lost within a few hours.
Most will go to page 1 or 2 (not many more pages) to see the latest topics.
Is having a subject pinned an option for this database?
it seems they do have a database!
!you can view it here on the royal commission website:.
http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/exhibits/636f01a5-50db-4b59-a35e-a24ae07fb0ad/case-study-29,-july-2015,-sydney.
To Simon, (off topic but relevant)
This subject is very important. Is there a way to be able to keep such a topic on the forefront; without it getting lost?
You have said that you do not want BTTT (Back To The Top) comments made in order to bring a subject back to the top.
Many new threads are being created on the same subject (such as this one) just to bring it back to the top.
This is not a criticism; just requesting help in this area.
it seems they do have a database!
!you can view it here on the royal commission website:.
http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/exhibits/636f01a5-50db-4b59-a35e-a24ae07fb0ad/case-study-29,-july-2015,-sydney.
Thanks for the direct link.
it seems they do have a database!
!you can view it here on the royal commission website:.
http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/exhibits/636f01a5-50db-4b59-a35e-a24ae07fb0ad/case-study-29,-july-2015,-sydney.
First, Petraglyph, thanks for the information. It is very informative.
Those who respond, please try to be objective when you look at the breakdown of the chart provided by the Watchtower of the 1006 cases dating back to 1950.
damn those tricky state laws: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmeg1omfumk 15:30 on.
annoying no?.
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Let me say from the start, child abuse is a heinous Crime. Anyone that would physically or sexually abuse a child, should be "PUT UNDER THE JAIL."
Now, there are possibly thousands of you on this forum; some of you are from Australia. What if the Royal Commission had the "Teeth" to prosecute those whose names appear on the list of 1006 cases; dating back to 1950. It is possible that some of you on this forum would either recognize some of the names on the list, your name may be listed, or someone in your family. Or, ones who were just teenagers at the time, messing around, etc.
Will it cause some to look over their shoulder?
I hope this issue will be resolved and children will be protected now and into the future.
the governing body not writing their own articles is on this thread: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/370640004/gb-providing-food-helpers-write-articles?size=10&page=1.
but, something more sinister, more serious is taking place in the congregations.
the governing body have allowed very disturbing activities to take place in the kingdom halls and during the conventions.
For those who were not able to access the video of the brothers performing the Texas Two-Step on the Kingdom Hall stage, below are two screen shots from the video:
http://rutube.ru/video/6087817e25458c204428b5bcbf02d5b7/
the governing body not writing their own articles is on this thread: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/370640004/gb-providing-food-helpers-write-articles?size=10&page=1.
but, something more sinister, more serious is taking place in the congregations.
the governing body have allowed very disturbing activities to take place in the kingdom halls and during the conventions.
If anyone knows how to upload the video of the brothers doing the Texas two-step on the kingdom hall stage to this forum for Village Idiot and others, I'd appreciate it (if it is allowed). Thanks. http://rutube.ru/video/6087817e25458c204428b5bcbf02d5b7/
I could not locate a copy of it on youtube.
the governing body not writing their own articles is on this thread: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/370640004/gb-providing-food-helpers-write-articles?size=10&page=1.
but, something more sinister, more serious is taking place in the congregations.
the governing body have allowed very disturbing activities to take place in the kingdom halls and during the conventions.
The Governing Body not writing their own articles is on this thread: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/370640004/gb-providing-food-helpers-write-articles?size=10&page=1
But, something more sinister, more serious is taking place in the Congregations. The Governing Body have allowed very disturbing activities to take place in the Kingdom Halls and during the Conventions. There is a video of the brothers doing the Texas two-step on the Kingdom Hall stage; while the sisters are whooping, as if they were watching the Chippendales.
http://rutube.ru/video/6087817e25458c204428b5bcbf02d5b7/
There is also a video of bethelites performing to the song, Happy, by Pharell Williams in Bethel itself. They called it family night. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je6_855Ucac
These are just a few of the examples. But, the Governing Body (faithful slave?); the ones taking the lead; they are permitting these activities?
This is beyond belief!
why does the governing body depend on the helpers to write watchtower articles and the information in other publications?
why does the governing body not write these articles themselves?
they depend on the helpers to compose/write this information.
